Island Sanctuary Teleportation

[Shibi]

It's less than 10 steps from the Aetheryte in the Moraby Drydocks



Geeze, you've saved the universe, now stop being lazy and take those 10 steps.

[aveyond-dreams]

It's less than 10 steps from the Aetheryte in the Moraby Drydocks



Geeze, you've saved the universe, now stop being lazy and take those 10 steps.

Me wanting what is by now considered the standard for teleporting to one's "home" to be applied equally and fairly is not "lazy." I refuse to let the standards slip. It is 100% in the player's interest for there to be teleportation access to the island from the beginning.

[Shibi]

Me wanting what is by now considered the standard for teleporting to one's "home" to be applied equally and fairly is not "lazy." I refuse to let the standards slip. It is 100% in the player's interest for there to be teleportation access to the island from the beginning.

How did you get to Eureka?

[aveyond-dreams]

How did you get to Eureka?

Eureka is not "relaxed" content that people want to go to and chill in. The comparison is not relevant to this discussion.

[Shibi]

Eureka is not "relaxed" content that people want to go to and chill in. The comparison is not relevant to this discussion.

This island is not a "home".

It's gatekept by EW and if you are idle for 30 minutes and you are kicked out.

[aveyond-dreams]

This island is not a "home".

Idle for 30 minutes and you are kicked out.

Fine, then if you see people's engagement with the content start dropping then you know what went wrong and that I tried to advocate for the clear and obvious fix.

[Shibi]

Fine, then if you see people's engagement with the content start dropping then you know what went wrong and that I tried to advocate for the clear and obvious fix.

What will go wrong is they have made too many stupid boneheaded decisions. No direct teleport isn't the biggest of them.

[Gemina]

Fine, then if you see people's engagement with the content start dropping then you know what went wrong and that I tried to advocate for the clear and obvious fix.

If the content is fun, this won't make a lick of difference. If engagement and participation drops it will be because the content was not able to sustain the player's interest past the novelty stage. Another reason I could see is that the content actually is so vast that a player might have trouble adding it to their current list of activities they participate in. There is definitely no getting around the participation level in Island Sanctuary dropping several weeks after its release, and I really don't think teleportation access would do much to sustain those initial levels.

I definitely get that it is a little inconvenient, much like getting to the Firmament, and I am willing to bet that you will be able to use the Island's currency to buy tickets that will instantly take you there. Would you be cool with that?

[Kaurhz]

Fine, then if you see people's engagement with the content start dropping then you know what went wrong and that I tried to advocate for the clear and obvious fix.

If engagement levels drop and the content drops it isn’t going to be attributed to the fact you were required to teleport to an aetheryte that has you within 15 seconds walking distance of the NPC. This is beyond hyperbolic.

[Evergrey]

It is 100% in the player's interest for there to be teleportation access to the island from the beginning.

I'm not interested in having teleportation access to the island from the beginning.